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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MORNING REPORT Friday, May 6, 2011 INCIDENTS Capitol Reef NP Rangers Rescue Seriously Injured Hiker The park received a 911 SPOT (satellite personal tracker) signal from Upper Spring Canyon near Chimney Rock early on the afternoon of May 2nd. A hasty team of rangers hiked the four miles from Chimney Rock to the SPOT signal location and made contact with the party of seven backpackers who had sent the signal. A member of their group, 57-year-old R.T., had scrambled up a narrow, rugged side canyon, then fallen 20 to 25 feet when some rock shifted, sustaining significant injuries. Due to the remote and vertical terrain, the Grand Canyon National Park helicopter and short-haul crew were requested. While preparing for evacuation, a crew of six park employees stabilized, packaged, and moved R.T. to a suitable short-haul site. The short-haul evacuation was completed to the Chimney Rock trailhead, from which point R.T. was transferred to a local ambulance. He was found to have a dislocated hip, three broken ribs, and several skull fractures. The rescue operation lasted nine hours and involved thirteen Capitol Reef and Grand Canyon employees. [Scott Brown, Chief Ranger] OTHER NEWS The following stories are among those in today's edition of InsideNPS. To see the full text, including images, NPS employees should go to the InsideNPS home page ( HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=index" http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=index). Non-NPS employees can see most of them on the NPS Digest page ( HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/): Yellowstone NP - A new long-term plan designed to manage winter use and determine the type and extent of future snowmobile and snowcoach use in Yellowstone National Park has been released for public review and comment. North Coast and Cascades Science Learning Network - The North Coast and Cascades Science Learning Network recently released a series of nine “Science Minute Movies.” The series profiles staff in eight Pacific Northwest national parks and offers behind-the-scenes looks at science in action. Links are provided to the films and an associated blog. Photo. Law Enforcement, Security and Emergency Services - Police Week takes place next week and National Park Service personnel will be participating in a number of general and special events commemorating fallen officers and rangers. Southeast Region - Doyle Sapp has been selected as the new superintendent of Horseshoe Bend National Military Park. Sapp will assume his new duties on May 8th. Photo. Servicewide Training and Conference Calendar - A compilation of upcoming training courses and conferences across the nation, plus online training. * * * * Prepared by the Division of Law Enforcement, Security and Emergency Services, Washington Office, with the support of the Office of Communications and the Office of the Chief Information Officer. Edited by Bill Halainen ( HYPERLINK "mailto:Bill_Halainen@nps.gov" Bill_Halainen@nps.gov). --- ### --- |